Flight numbers in Europe climb higher despite Turkish Lockdown

London (Quantum Commodity Intelligence) - Flight numbers in European airspace increased last week despite a lockdown in Turkey, data from Eurocontrol, the Brussels-based aviation safety agency, shows Monday.

The number of commercial flights in 41 countries, ranging from Iceland across to Tukey and the Ukraine, rose to 79,233 over the week to May 9, or an average of 11,317.5 a day.

It was the highest weekly total and daily average this year, and outside of the Christmas period, the highest since early November.

The pre-Covid 19 comparison continued to show flight number 64% lower than two years ago, the same as last week, but Europe is seeing a marginal uptick in overall numbers to reflect the traditional upswing in demand into the summer.

The rise in flights occurred despite Turkey's lockdown, which has cut the country's flight numbers from around 1,200 a day on average in late April to around 900 a day currently.

Despite the rise in flights, jet cracks in Europe have been little changed over the week, with the June paper for cargo arriving into Rotterdam trading between $4.75/b and $5.25/b, Quantum data shows.

News of rising Covid-19 cases in Asia saw crack swap values softening from November onwards.